http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom The latest news about features and services on the AJC's web sites. en-us rmerchant@ajc.com 2009-01-13T10:20:45-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The latest news about features and services on the AJC's web sites. http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2009/01/13/check_it_out_blog_becomes_ajcc.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom To coincide with the updated design of ajc.com, we are moving our blogs to an easier format to read and publish. Because of this, the blog you are currently reading will after today be found here. We will continue to... 10019903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Blogs 2009-01-13T10:20:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/12/17/win_a_blackberry_storm_from_aj.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom ajc.com is giving away a new touch-screen 3G Blackberry Storm! Want it? Just go to ajc.com on your mobile phone or register here. Already have a Blackberry? Go to ajc.com and download our new ajc icon, giving you one touch... 9538903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Contests 2008-12-17T11:50:29-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/12/11/send_south_cobb_hs_to_obamas_i.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom South Cobb High School’s marching band needs your help! They’re the only school in Georgia invited to participate in the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., and need $71,000 to participate. The school is accepting both financial and in-kind donations. Lend... 9436503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Content/Features 2008-12-11T10:56:58-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/11/17/_we_got_a_message.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom We got a message recently from William Aberson, an active participant on ajc.com’s vents, suggesting a new direction and feature. “With the economy in the tank, countless foreclosures across the nation, banks closing, bankruptcies on the rise, the highest unemployment... 8804703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ 2008-11-17T07:04:46-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/11/13/make_thanksgiving_dinner_with.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom It’s Dinner Dare time again! This time EveningEdge.com dared Kevin Rathbun, chef and owner of Rathbun’s restaurant, to make Thanksgiving dinner. He cooked with camera and video rolling, and he shares all the recipes. These dishes can be served together... 8813003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Content/Features 2008-11-13T17:40:03-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/10/17/restaurant_eugenes_chef_linton.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom Chef Linton Hopkins, owner of Restaurant Eugene, takes the Dinner Dare and strikes oil (peanut oil, that is). We challenged Linton Hopkins to show us a delicious, easy recipe made with peanut oil - and in only 30 minutes. Go... 8090503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Content/Features 2008-10-17T16:28:39-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/10/13/check_out_inside_ajccom.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom We’ve just launched a new feature on the ajc.com homepage, just below the top section of the page. Called “inside ajc.com,” this feature is designed to highlight a broad range of features and information available on ajc.com and accessatlanta.com. It... 7963803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ 2008-10-13T15:54:41-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/09/29/new_blog_makes_frugality_fun.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom Want to find ways to make frugality fun? Check out our new Smart Spending blog by Mr. Cheapskatin’. When the economy gets tough, the smart consumer finds ways to make a dollar holla and Mr. Cheapskatin’ will show you how.... 7615003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ 2008-09-29T10:16:47-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/09/24/hbcu_football.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom Want to know what’s going on with the football programs at historically black colleges and universities? Find out at a new blog where you can talk about HBCU football with each other and with blogger Leo Willingham, a former AJC... 7475503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Blogs 2008-09-24T10:00:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/09/08/wheres_the_best_atlanta_bbq_da.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom What’s your say on the Best of the Big A? The Best of the Big A contest gives YOU a chance to nominate, vote and celebrate the best things in town. You’ve already nominated the best things in Atlanta. And... 6706803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Blogs 2008-09-08T16:22:18-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/09/04/your_top_5_books_the_results.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom Thanks ajc.com readers! We asked you for your top 5 books, and you were all too happy to tell us here on Check It Out. We even took the question on the road with us to the AJC Decatur Book... 6580503@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Blogs 2008-09-04T16:48:26-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/08/18/ajc_decatur_book_festival_tell.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom The AJC Decatur Book Festival is coming up! To celebrate, we’re asking our readers about their favorite books. Whether you’re a bibliophile, or you only pick up a book once in a blue moon, everyone has a few favorite titles.... 6094003@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Blogs 2008-08-18T09:42:55-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/08/13/dinner_dare_celebrity_chef_gre.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom Celebrity chef Virginia Willis serves up fish fillets on deadline eveningedge.com, the daily answer to your dinner dilemma, brings you a new monthly feature called Dinner Dare. You serve dinner on the fly every day, so we asked a professional... 5993803@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ Content/Features 2008-08-13T16:25:37-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/07/30/a_better_search_on_accessatlan.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom We hope you like the new features in the redesigned accessAtlanta search. The new search design lets you browse or search from thousands of entries in our comprehensive database. The search is also better organized so that you can find... 5624903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/ 2008-07-30T13:24:46-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/ajcupdates/entries/2008/07/29/did_you_know_ajccom_has_a_face.html?cxntfid=blogs_check_it_out_on_ajccom That’s right! ajc.com has jumped into the world of social media and joined Facebook. Do you have a Facebook profile? 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